Uniform seat cover and seat fashioned with same

ABSTRACT

A seat includes a seat portion and an attached seat back portion and an attached uniform including a uniform top fitted over the seat back portion and a uniform bottom fitted over the seat portion. The uniform top and the uniform bottom support uniform adornment that identifies the members of a group, profession, organization, or establishment.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a continuation-in-part application pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 120 ofutility patent application entitled “UNIFORM SEAT COVER AND SEATFASHIONED WITH SAME,” filed on Aug. 26, 2003 and having Ser. No.10/647,992.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A uniform is an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the membersof a given group, whether a team, a profession, an organization, anestablishment, etc. Uniforms are important because give others theability to distinguish between the members of different groups.Exemplary of the many types of uniforms are those worn by members ofamateur and professional sport teams such as basketball, football,baseball, soccer, hockey and softball teams, and those worn by membersof military organizations such as the United States Army, Navy, AirForce and Marines, etc.

People are usually very proud of their memberships, whether past orpresent, and many organizations, especially sports organizations, enjoya following of ardent enthusiasts. For sports fans and other fans andfor those of proud membership, uniforms are highly valued andessentially memorialize an appreciation of membership and fans'admiration of certain groups, professions and organizations.

In response to this, it would be highly desirable to provide a way ofexploiting uniform dress in combination with seats and especiallyvehicle seats and further in combination with spectator seats of astadium or arena that is decorated with team adornment of a sports teamorganization.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The above problems and others are at least partially solved and theabove purposes and others realized in new and improved apparatus thatincludes a seat having an attached uniform. The seat includes a seatportion and an attached seat back portion. The uniform includes auniform top and a uniform bottom. The uniform top can be fitted over theseat back portion and the uniform bottom can be fitted over the seatportion. The uniform top and the uniform bottom support uniformadornment that identifies a member of a given group. The seat backportion can include a lower end attached to the seat portion and anopposing upper end, and the uniform top includes a collared neck openingsituated at the upper end of the seat back portion. The uniform top caninclude one of a) sleeves located on either side of the neck opening andb) arm openings located on either side of the neck opening. Further theuniform top and the uniform bottom can support straps that secure theuniform top and the uniform bottom to the seat and to each other. Anengagement assembly can be used and is carried by one of the uniform topand the uniform bottom and a detachably engaged complemental engagementassembly is carried by the other of the uniform top and the uniformbottom. Preferably, the engagement assembly is supported at an end ofthe one of the uniform top and the uniform bottom and the complementalengagement assembly is supported at a confronting end of the other ofthe uniform top and the uniform bottom. The uniform top and bottom canalso be sewn together as is preferable with most designer car seats.

In accordance with the principle of the invention, further is a stadiumfor team sports events with seats for spectators and team adornment of ateam decorating the stadium. Each of the seats includes a seat portionand an attached seat back portion and is furnished with an attacheduniform that includes a uniform top fitted over the seat back portionand a uniform bottom fitted over the seat portion. The uniform top andthe uniform bottom of each of the uniforms supports uniform adornmentthat identifies members of the team, as with the team adornment adorningthe stadium.

Consistent with the foregoing, the invention also contemplatesassociated methods.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Referring to the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a uniform attached to a seat, inaccordance with the principle of the invention, the uniform including auniform top fitted over a seat back portion of the seat and a uniformbottom fitted over a seat portion of the seat;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation of the uniform of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmented perspective view of the uniform of FIG.1 illustrating an attachment assembly;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmented perspective view of the uniform of FIG.1 illustrating the uniform top detached from the uniform bottom, anengagement assembly carried by the uniform top and a detachablyengagable complemental engagement assembly carried by the uniformbottom;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmented perspective view of a zipper assemblythat is capable of being employed for detachably securing a uniform topto a uniform bottom of a uniform constructed and arranged in accordancewith the principle of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan of the uniform of FIG. 1, with the uniform topshown attached to the uniform bottom;

FIG. 8 is a fragmented perspective view of a uniform attached to a seat,in accordance with the principle of the invention, an engagement elementcarried by the uniform and a detachably engagable complementalengagement element exploded from the seat;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a pair of seats each having an attacheduniform, in accordance with the principle of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a representation of a stadium for team sports events withseats for spectators and team adornment of a team decorating the stadiumand uniforms attached to the seats, in accordance with the principle ofthe invention;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a uniform attached to a seat, inaccordance with an alternate embodiment of the invention, the uniformincluding a uniform top fitted over a seat back portion of the seat anda uniform bottom fitted over a seat portion of the seat;

FIG. 12 is a side elevation of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 11; and

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a uniform attached to a bench, inaccordance with yet another embodiment of the invention, the uniformincluding a uniform top fitted over a seat back portion of the bench anda uniform bottom fitted over a seat portion of the bench.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Turning now to the drawings, in which like reference characters indicatecorresponding elements throughout the several views, attention is firstdirected to FIG. 1 in which is seen a uniform, embodying the principleof the instant invention, generally indicated by the reference character20 and including a uniform top 21 fitted over a seat back portion 32 ofa seat 30 and a uniform bottom 22 fitted over a seat portion 31 of seat30. FIG. 2 is exemplary of a side elevation of the embodiment depictedin FIG. 1, with the opposite side elevation being a mirror image. Seatback portion 32 includes a lower end 33 attached to a rear end 35 ofseat portion 31 and an opposing upper end 34, and together they arecapable of supporting a person in a sitting position. Seat portion 31includes a forward end 36 that opposes its rear end 35. Seat 30 isgenerally representative of a vehicular seat such as a car seat and thelike and is designed to be attached inside the passenger compartment ofa vehicle. The invention can be employed with any seat of a typeincluding a seat portion having an attached seat back portion. It isinstructive of the invention that when uniform 20 is attached to seat30, seat back portion 32 and seat portion 31 look like the torso andupper legs from waist to knees of a uniformed member of a group. Top 21is sized and shaped to be capable of being fitted over seat back portion32 and bottom 22 is sized and shaped to be capable of being fitted overseat portion 31. Seat 30 can be of any size and top 21 and bottom 22 aresized appropriately so that they can be installed in accordance with theteachings herein. Seat 30 is representative of seat that is capable ofaccommodating a single person in a seated position, and yet seat 30 canbe an elongated bench that is capable of supporting a plurality ofindividuals in seated positions, one beside the other. If a uniformconstructed and arranged in accordance with the invention is provided inconnection with an elongated seat, namely, a bench, it can be furnishedto represent a plurality of uniforms side-by-side if desired and theuniforms in this embodiment can be the same or different.

Preferably, top 21 and bottom 22 are constructed of cloth material,whether natural or synthetic and whether woven or unwoven and anydesired combination of natural and/or synthetic materials can be used inaddition to other pliant materials. Each can be furnished with paddingor padded features if desired and are assembled from various parts withsewing and/or gluing and each can be fashioned integrally as well. Inaccordance with the invention, uniform 20 can be fashioned from apre-existing uniform, an authentic uniform, or made so as to be areplica of a uniform.

Top 21 and bottom 22 together represent a uniform or in other words anidentifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a givengroup, whether a team, a profession, an organization, an establishment,etc. Exemplary of the many types of uniforms are those worn by membersof amateur and professional sport teams such as basketball, football,baseball, soccer, hockey and softball teams, and those worn by membersof military organizations such as the United States Army, Navy, AirForce and Marines, and various sub-groups and organizations thereof,etc. Examples of other uniforms are those worn by chefs, the members offoreign military organizations, the members of past militaryorganizations, etc. Still other groups, professions and organizationsexist in which their members wear uniforms and this inventioncontemplates the top 21 and bottom 22 can be fashioned, styled andconfigured to represent any such uniform including any associatedadornments, clothing styles, ornamentation and indicia, pockets,plackets, long sleeves, short sleeves, no sleeves, etc.

In the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, top 21 and bottom 22 represent theidentifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a footballteam, with top 21 representing the football jersey of the uniform andbottom 22 representing the football pants of the uniform. And so top 21includes a body 40 having a front side 41 and a back side 42 (FIG. 4).Body 40 further includes an open lower end 43 and a shouldered upper end44. A collar 45 is formed at upper end 44, which defines a neck opening46 and sleeves 47,48 are disposed along either side of neck opening 46at upper end 44. Sleeves 47,48 are representative of short sleeves.Further to FIGS. 1 and 3, bottom 22 is characterized by a substantiallyU-shaped sidewall 50 that depends from major panel 50. Bottom 22includes a forward end 52, which is essentially closed by sidewall 50,and a rearward end 53, which is essentially open. Sleeves 47,48 can bereplaced simply with arm openings as with a sleeveless jersey.

Top 21 and bottom 22 together support uniform adornment that ischaracterized by not only the style of top 21 but also uniform indicia60 carried by top 21 and bottom 22, which adornment identifies orotherwise represents the identifying outfit of style of dress worn by,in accordance with the instant embodiment, members of a football team.Uniform indicia 60 include jersey indicia supported by top 21 and pantsindicia supported by bottom 22. If desired, pants indicia and anyassociated pants adornments can be supported by top 21 including, forinstance, waistband adornment, etc. It is instructive of the principleof the invention that football uniforms are emblazoned with jerseyindicia that ornament the jersey and pants indicia that ornament thepants and the combination of the two identify the members of thatspecific football team and this is precisely what constitutes the jerseyand pants indicia, namely, indicia 60. And so indicia 60 include numberslocated at front and back sides 41,42 and at sleeves 47,48 of top 21 andalong the sides of bottom 22. The jersey and pants indicia, whichtogether constitute indicia 60, are also intended to include coloring,team logos and other team identifying indicia in addition perhaps to thename of a given player, and indicia 60 are imprinted or otherwiseapplied to the external surfaces of top 21 and bottom 22. Indicia 60 arethat of any sports team. Preferably, top 21 and bottom 22 are fashionedwith indications 61 that further help represent collar 45 and sleeves47,48 in connection with top 21 and pant legs in connection with bottom22 as generally illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. Preferably, indications 61include stitched features. Indications 61 can also be applied indicia,applied ribbing or other form of attached feature, etc.

Further to FIG. 1, it is instructive of the invention that top 21 fitsover seat back portion 32 of seat 30, bottom 22 fits over seat portion31 of seat 30, and that top 21 attaches to bottom 22. Properly fitted toa seat, lower end 43 of top 21 at front face 41 meets rearward end 53 ofbottom 22 at portion 51 and these described edges of top 21 and bottom22 detachably secure each other and this is discussed in greater detail,infra. Top 21 and bottom 22 are sized and shaped adequately so as to fitwell over the seat back and seat portions 32,31, respectively. Sleeves47,48 are located at upper end 44 of seat back portion 32 at either sidethereof and neck opening 46 is positioned centrally over upper end 44.Preferably, top 21 and bottom 22 overly and protect the majority of theexternal surfaces of seat 30 so as to protect seat 30 from wear and tearand from exposure to sunlight and from becoming stained, etc.

It is preferable to secure top 21 and bottom 22 to seat 30 and for thistop 21 and bottom 22 are fashioned with attached straps 70,71,respectively, as seen best in FIGS. 3 and 7. Straps 70,71 are attachedwith stitching and gluing and other ways of providing attachment can beused as well. Straps 70 are attached to lower end 43 of top 21 at backside 42, and straps 71 are attached along the lower edge of sidewall 50.Straps 70,71 can be attached at other locations and any desired numberof each can be employed in accordance with specific needs, and they canbe made to be adjustable, elastic, etc. A variety of straps 71 areemployed, including opposing pairs of straps 71 at the sides of bottom22 that are capable of being passed along the bottom of a seat portion,the ends of which are engagable to one another so as to secure bottom 22to the seat portion. Other ones of straps 71 at forward end 52 of bottom22 are capable of being passed along the bottom of a seat portion, theends of which are engagable to ends of straps 70 so as to secure bottom22 to top 21 and further bottom 22 and top 21 to a seat. The ends ofstraps 70,71 are furnished with attachment pairs for facilitating theirmutual engagement such as engagable clasps, hook and loop fasteningstructure, mutual snaps and the like. As a matter of example, FIG. 4illustrates an end of one of straps 70 supporting a hook medium 80 andan engagable end of one of straps 71 furnished with a loop medium 81,and this can be reversed. Further as a matter of example in FIG. 5,shown is an end of one of straps 71 furnished with an attached hook 82and an engagable end of an opposing one of straps 71 furnished with anattached ring 83, and this can be reversed. Hook 82 is engagable to ring83 and this combination is exemplary of a clasp assembly and other claspforms can be employed.

To provide attachment of uniform 20 to a seat, the invention alsocontemplates the desirability of providing a seat and seat cover 20 withmutual attachment pairs and exemplary of this teaching is theillustration of FIG. 8, which shows an attachment element 85 forattachment to a seat and a detachably engagable complemental attachmentelement 86 carried by seat cover 20, whether by top 21 or bottom 22. InFIG. 8, attachment element 85 is a loop medium 85A that attaches to theseat with an adhesive backing and complemental attachment element 86 isa hook medium 86A carried by an attached strap 87. Attachment element 85can be attached to a seat in other ways and mutual snap or othersuitable form of fastening structure can be employed between seat cover20 and a seat. Those having regard for the art will appreciate that anysuitable number of engagement pairs can be used to secure a uniform ofthe invention to a seat in accordance with the instant teachings andthat engagement pairs are reversible.

Regarding FIG. 5, a flap 90 is attached to lower end 43 of top 21 atfront side 41 and a flap 91 is attached to rearward end 53 of bottom 22at portion 51. Flap 90 is an extension of front side 41 and extendsalong substantially the entire width of front side 41. Flap 91 is anextension of portion 51 and extends along substantially the entire widthof portion 51. Flap 90 supports an engagement assembly 92 and flap 91supports a detachably engagable complemental engagement assembly 93,which secure to one another in a preferred installation of uniform 20 toa seat as previously described. In the embodiment depicted in FIG. 5,assembly 92 includes a plurality of female elements 94 attached towardone end of flap 90 and a loop medium 95 attached toward the other sideof flap 90, and assembly 93 includes a plurality of male elements 96attached to toward one end of flap 91 and a hook medium 97 attachedtoward the other end of flap 91. Female elements 94 are capable ofreceiving and coupling male elements 96 and loop medium 95 is capable ofengaging and securing hook medium 97. The combination of female and maleelements 94,96 is exemplary of a mutual snap fastening structure andother forms can be used. The position of female and male elements 94,96is reversible, as is the case with loop medium 95 and hook medium 97.Although snap fastening structure is used in the instant embodiment incombination with the hook and loop fastening structure, one or the othercan be employed. Other fastening structure can be used for attaching theedge of lower end 43 of top 21 at front side 41 to the confronting edgeof rearward end 53 of bottom 22 at portion 51 and exemplary of thisteaching is the attached zipper assembly 99 depicted in FIG. 6.

As mentioned previously, uniform 20 can be configured to resemble theuniform worn by the members of any group, profession or organization andexemplary of this teaching is the illustration set forth in FIG. 9,which depicts a pair of uniforms 100,101 that are each common to uniform20 and include substantially the same elements, with the exception thateach resembles a baseball uniform. Uniform 100 is shown as it wouldappear partially installed upon one car seat 102 and uniform 101 isshown as it would appear installed upon another car seat 103. In theembodiment of FIG. 9, car seats 102,103 are situated on either side of aconsole 104 and this combination is representative of the driver andpassenger seats of many types of passenger vehicles.

Another exemplary embodiment of the invention is depicted in FIG. 10, inwhich is seen a representation of a stadium 120 for team sports eventswith seats 121 for spectators and team adornment or indicia 122 of ateam decorating surfaces of stadium 120. Seats 121 are each common toseat 30 in that they each include a seat portion and an attached seatback portion. Seats 121 are situated in a row 123 and it is envisionedthat stadium 120 will have a large number of rows of seats foraccommodating large numbers of spectators. In FIG. 10, stadium 120 is abaseball stadium and adornment or indicia 122 represent a baseball teamand are applied by painting, imprinting, with attached banners and/ordecals, etc.

In accordance with the principle of the invention, seats 121 arefurnished with attached uniform 124, which are each common to uniform 20and include substantially the same elements and are each installed to aseat in the same manner as uniform 20. Uniforms 124 represent baseballuniform having adornment, which includes style and attached indicia,that identify the members of the baseball team as represented byadornment or indicia 122, and include uniform tops 125 fitted over theseat back portions of seats 121 and uniform bottoms 126 fitted over theseat portions of seats 121. Although stadium 120 is representative of abaseball stadium and uniforms 124 baseball uniforms, stadium 120 berepresentative of a football stadium, a basketball stadium, a hockeystadium, etc., and uniforms 124 representative of those worn by themembers of a football team, a basketball team, a hockey team, etc.

FIG. 10 is instructive of the combination of stadium 120 for team sportsevents with seats 121 for spectators and team indicia 122 of a teamadorning stadium 120, with each of seats 121 having an attached uniformincluding top 125 fitted over the seat back portion and bottom 126fitted over the seat portion, with top 125 and bottom 126 togethersupporting adornment/indicia that identify members of the teamcommensurate with indicia 122. This embodiment of the invention isconcerned not only with a stadium decorated in this manner, but also amethod that involves providing uniforms each including a uniform topthat is sized and shaped to be capable of being fitted over the seatback portion of one of the seats of the stadium and a uniform bottomthat is capable of being fitted over the seat portion of one of theseats, with the uniform top and the uniform bottom of each uniformtogether supporting uniform adornment/indicia that identify members ofthe team commensurate with team adornment/indicia decorating thestadium. The method next involves fitting the uniform tops and theuniform bottoms of the uniforms over the seat back portions and seatportions of the seats. Decorating a stadium in this fashion isinteresting and fun for spectators and provides an enhanced stadiumdecoration. Any number of the seats of a stadium can be furnished withattached uniforms in accordance with the present embodiment, whether allof them or selected ones of them.

Turning now to FIG. 11, depicted is another embodiment of the inventionincluding a uniform 130 having a uniform top 131 fitted over a seat backportion 132 of a seat 133 and a uniform bottom 134 fitted over a seatportion 135 of seat 133. Top 131 and bottom 134 together supportcamouflage indicia 136 and the embodiment depicted in FIG. 11 isillustrative of this and of the overall design of uniform 130. FIG. 12is exemplary of a side elevation of the embodiment depicted in FIG. 11,with the opposite side elevation being a mirror image. In structure,uniform 130 is similar to that of uniform 20 previously discussed.Therefore, further details of the structure of uniform 130 will not bediscussed.

With regard to FIG. 13, depicted is another embodiment of the inventionincluding a uniform 140 having a uniform top 141 fitted over a seat backportion 142 of a seat 143 and a uniform bottom 144 fitted over a seatportion 145 of seat 143. Top 141 and bottom 144 together supportcamouflage indicia 146 and the embodiment depicted in FIG. 13 isillustrative of this and of the overall design of uniform 140. In FIG.13, seat 143 is a bench and uniform 140 is elongated and adapted andsized to fit thereon in a manner described previously in connection withuniform 20. In structure, uniform 140 is similar to that of uniform 20previously discussed. Therefore, further details of the structure ofuniform 140 will not be discussed.

The invention is described above with reference to preferredembodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize thatchanges and modifications may be made to the described embodimentswithout departing from the nature and scope of the invention.Accordingly, any such changes and modifications to one or more of theembodiments herein chosen for purposes of illustration are intended tobe included within the scope of the invention as assessed only by a fairinterpretation of the ensuing claims.

In an alternative embodiment, the top and bottom of the uniform would bea part of or integrated into the material or fabric of the seat itself.The backrest or top of the seat would comprise the uniform top, such asthe shirt or jersey worn by the team of the particular organization. Theuniform top could wrap around the backrest (where the front and back ofthe backrest would resemble a uniform). Alternatively, all or a portionof the front of the backrest (where a person sits) would be the onlypart that resembled the top of the uniform. Similarly, the bottomportion of the seat would comprise the uniform bottom, such as thepants, shorts or uniform bottom that are worn by the team of theparticular organization. The uniform bottom can either wrap around theseat bottom, or just be used or integrated into the material where aperson would sit.

It can be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the seat couldhave a fixed shape or size, or could be inflated by air. The seat cancomprise any seat used by adults, children and infants, including infantcar seats. Moreover, the uniform top and uniform bottom do notnecessarily have to attach to each other, but would attach to separateparts of the seat, where such separate parts of the seat are attached toeach other. It is anticipated that the uniform top and bottom oncefitted over its particular part of the seat, could be tightened aroundthe seat by any means, including common stitching or sewing,drawstrings, Velcro straps, or any alternative attachment device.

In another alternative embodiment, the material, fabric or seat covercould be used in either the seat backrest or the seat bottom. Forexample, a uniform top could be placed over the seat backrest withoutthe uniform bottom being placed strategically into position and viceversa. This would hold true for any seat or seat cover, especially inany configuration that a seat is abnormal, such as an infant car seat,for example. In an infant car seat, the seat bottom could be a hardenedplastic to hold the child in position, but the seat backrest cushioncould have a custom uniform top placed over it.

Particular embodiments of the present inventions have been shown anddescribed, and it will be understood that it is not intended to limitthe present inventions to the preferred embodiments. It will be obviousto those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications maybe made without departing from the spirit and scope of the presentinventions. Thus, the present inventions are intended to coveralternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be includedwithin the spirit and scope of the present inventions as defined herein.

1. A seat cover for a seat that includes a back portion and a seatportion, comprising: a uniform top capable of being fitted over the backportion; and a uniform bottom capable of being attached to the uniformtop, and capable of being fitted over the seat portion; the uniform topand uniform bottom together operating to resemble a uniform ofparticular team of an organization.
 2. The seat cover of claim 1,wherein the uniform top is made to resemble a jersey or warm up jerseyof the uniform worn by the team in the organization.
 3. The seat coverof claim 1, wherein the uniform top is made to resemble a shirt of theuniform worn by the team in the organization.
 4. The seat cover of claim1, wherein the uniform bottom is made to resemble pants, shorts oruniquely designed bottom of the uniform worn by the team of theorganization.
 5. The seat cover of claim 1, wherein the uniform top andthe uniform bottom together resemble the uniform of a particular playerin the team of the organization.
 6. The seat cover of claim 1, whereinthe organization is a sports organization, and the uniform top and theuniform bottom together resembles a particular team uniform of thesports organization.
 7. The seat cover of claim 6, wherein the sportsorganization is a team uniform from the National Football League, theNational Hockey League, the Women's National Basketball Association,Major League Baseball, or the National Basketball Association.
 8. Theseat cover of claim 1, wherein the organization is a militaryorganization, and the uniform top and the uniform bottom togetherresembles a particular uniform of a different branch of the UnitedStates military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard andMarines.
 9. The seat cover of claim 1, wherein the organization is amilitary organization, and the uniform top and the uniform bottomtogether resembles a particular uniform of a military branch of aforeign country.
 10. The seat cover of claim 1, wherein the organizationis a school, college or university, and the uniform top and the uniformbottom together resembles a particular uniform worn by playersassociated with the school, the college or the university.
 11. A seatcover for a seat that includes a back portion and a seat portion,comprising: a uniform top capable of being fitted over to the backportion and having a first uniform adornment; and a uniform bottomcapable of being fitted over the seat portion and having a seconduniform adornment; the first and second uniform adornments togetheroperating to resemble a uniform of a team of an organization.
 12. A seatcover of claim 11, wherein the uniform top and the uniform bottom can befitted over and tightened to the back portion and the seat portion, andwherein the uniform top and the uniform bottom can each respectively besecured by using drawstrings, Velcro, straps, or any alternativeattachment device.
 13. A seat comprising: an upper seat portion havingmaterial resembling a uniform top having a first uniform adornment; anda lower seat portion having material resembling a uniform bottom havinga second uniform adornment; the first and second uniform adornmentstogether operating to resemble a uniform of a team of an organization.14. A seat of claim 13, wherein the seat is capable of being inflated.15. A seat of claim 13, wherein the seat has a fixed size and shape. 16.A seat of claim 13, wherein the seat is an infant car seat.
 17. Anapparatus comprising: an upper seat portion having a uniform top havinga uniform adornment of a team of an organization; and a seat bottomportion located in the proximity of the upper seat portion.
 18. Theapparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is a seat cover, and theupper seat portion fits over an upper portion of a seat.
 19. Theapparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is a seat, and a materialcomprising the uniform top is integrated into the upper seat portion.20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the upper seat portion comprisesthe uniform top and a uniform bottom having a second uniform adornmentof the team of the organization.